Person Dies After Vehicle Crashes, Catches Fire in San Jose: Police

Published Oct 2, 2016 at 6:24 PM

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A person died early Sunday morning in San Jose after a vehicle crashed into a tree and caught fire, according the San Jose Police Department.

Officers responded to Silver Creek Valley Road and Farnsworth Drive at 2:55 a.m. on a report of a vehicle fire. When the San Jose Fire Department extinguished the fire, a single body was located in the interior of the vehicle, police said.

A preliminary investigation revealed the vehicle struck a tree in the median and caught on fire. The victim had not been identified yet.